Prof. Donald L. Horowitz is the James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science Emeritus at Duke University (USA). He is a leading expert on constitutional design, particularly – but not exclusively – in divided societies. He has consulted widely on institutions and policies that might be adopted to promote democracy and reduce ethnic strife in such areas as Russia, Romania, Nigeria, Tatarstan, Fiji, and Northern Ireland. Prof. Horowitz is the author of eight books, including A Democratic South Africa? Constitutional Engineering in a Divided Society (1991), Constitutional Change and Democracy in Indonesia (2013), and the edited volume Electoral Reform and Democracy in Malaysia (2023). He will be speaking about his forthcoming book on federalism, regional autonomy, and ethnic conflict.

The lecture will take place at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University (nám. Jana Palacha 1/2, Prague 1), room P301, on 24 April 2025 at 17:45.

Name of the Project and Registration Number: Beyond Security: Role of Conflict in Resilience-Building. Reg. Nr. CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004595.